What Happened Was...

A lightning fast recap of the week's biggest events for July 11th - July 17th, 2022

A new James Webb Space Telescope photo, using infrared light, shows a landscape of mountains and valleys speckled with glittering stars that are actually the edge of a nearby, young, star-forming region called NGC 3324 in the Carina Nebula, on July 12, 2022, in space. This is the first time previously invisible areas of star birth have been visible. (Photo by NASA/via Getty Images)

Below is a catch-up of the significant events of this past week. You can check in with a minimal time commitment, read about the big stuff, and stay in the know before we’re on to the next. If you are looking for more information, you might want to scroll through my Twitter feed for details on any essential topics this week that I don’t mention here.

Gun Violence This Week

There were 16 separate mass shooting incidents in the US in the last week, where nine people were killed and 60 were injured. I am documenting all mass shooting incidents for the week every Sunday, so please take a moment to review them and remember to keep up the fight for sensible gun reform. 

1. Sunday, July 10, 2022: Brooklyn, New York

2. Sunday, July 10, 2022: Chicago, Illinois

3. Sunday, July 10, 2022: Kansas City, Missouri

4. Sunday, July 10, 2022: Downey, California

5. Sunday, July 10, 2022: Crest Hill, Illinois

6. Sunday, July 10, 2022: Alvin, Texas

7. Monday, July 11, 2022: Jackson, Mississippi

8. Tuesday, July 12, 2022: Boston, Massachusetts

9. Wednesday, July 13, 2022: Minneapolis, Minnesota

10. Wednesday, July 13, 2022: Indianapolis, Indiana

11. Wednesday, July 13, 2022: Philidelphia, Pennsylvania

12. Thursday, July 14, 2022: Philidelphia, Pennsylvania

13. Thursday, July 14, 2022: Chicago, Illinois

14. Saturday, July 16, 2022: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

15. Saturday, July 16, 2022: North Charleston, South Carolina

16. Saturday, July 16, 2022: Columbus, Ohio

• A new study released this week shows that the Unites States has inflicted more than $1.9 trillion in damage to other countries from the effects of its greenhouse gas emissions, according to a new analysis that has provided the first measurement of nations’ liability in stoking the climate crisis.

• PA Republican candidate for Governor, Doug Mastriano, paid social media site Gab $5,000, and his follower count on the site increased from 2,300 followers to 37,000. The site is host to neo-Nazi propaganda and calls for violence against Jewish people.

• A new FEC filing this week shows that Donald Trump’s Save America Super Pac gave a million dollars to Dr. Oz’s American Leadership Action Super PAC just before the Pennsylvania primary this year.